title: Virtual reality implementation in neurosurgical practice: the "can't take my eyes off you" effect.
abstract: During the last few years, virtual reality (VR) has been increasingly implemented in the neurosurgical practice. The scope of this paper is to briefly outline the educational role of this novel technology in training surgeons. At the same time, the ability of VR workstations such as the Dextroscope® to consistently simulate the surgical trajectory to the lesion-target is highlighted. The authors shed light to the current applications of VR systems in the neurosurgical field by describing not only the advantages of those systems, but their principal drawbacks as well. It seems that VR has come to stay and it is already the new best friend of residents due to its "Can't take my eyes off you effect".
authors.affiliation: Democritus University of Thrace Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Matis
authors.forename: Danilo O de A
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Olga I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Chrysou
authors.forename: Michail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karanikas
authors.forename: Sygkliti-Henrietta
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Pelidou
authors.forename: Theodossios A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Birbilis
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stieg
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D038361:Neuronavigation; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014584:User-Computer Interface